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Welcome to Norwich ...

Norwich is located in McKean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norwich, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.

Norwich is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Norwich lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Norwich: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Norwich ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Norwich - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Norwich.

Communities near Norwich ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Norwich.

  • Saint Marys
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Coudersport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnsonburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Port Allegany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Emporium
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Smethport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Jewett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Austin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Crosby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Crosby is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Clermont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clermont is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Norwich. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norwich.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Norwich. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norwich.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Norwich. See our Newspapers Page for Norwich.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norwich ...

Looking for more information about Norwich? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Norwich, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Norwich.

Adding Norwich to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Norwich in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Norwich was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Norwich post office opened in 1828. The Norwich post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norwich.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including McKean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Norwich - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Norwich area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Norwich area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/